which include dropped calls, unreliable connections,
and disruption of services like iMessage and

FaceTime.”

While they may have some selfish reasons for
keeping people from hacking their mobile operating

system, there is some truth to Apple’s claims
– there have been several data breaches

of jailbroken iPhones, including a massive
leak of 220,000 Apple usernames, passwords,

and device information in 2015.

Others have voiced concerns that jailbroken
devices are susceptible to surveillance and

tracking by government officials, including
local law enforcement agencies and the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

But whether or not the government is tracking
jailbroken phones, one thing is for sure – jailbreaking

voids your device warranty.

Any iPad, iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV that has
been jailbroken can be denied service by Apple

– regardless of when or from where you purchased
it.

So, if you’re considering jailbreaking your
iOS device, it basically comes down to this

– unlocking your iPhone, iPad, or iPod may
give you access to a few fun tweaks, free

and blocked apps, or additional carrier options.

But, most of its benefits have diminished
over the years as Apple has made iOS a much

more fully featured and capable operating
system, not to mention that jailbreaking can

open you up to some serious risk and exposure.

On top of that, the DMCA exemption is up for
review this year – and jailbreaking may

not remain legal forever.

Overall, jailbreaking has a rich history that
was truly built from the ground up.

Individual hackers and hobbyists with mostly
positive intentions have managed to outsmart

Apple year after year, and each new iOS update
poses a new challenge to overcome.

Cydia remains the largest and most popular
platform for jailbreak software management,

and is now available in over a dozen languages.

As the iOS 12 beta goes public, we can only
guess what new tools will be available to

jailbreak future Apple devices.

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basically, jailbreaking is a type of “privilege escalation.” Now that’s a pretty technical term so let me break it down. User privilege refers to how much access a user has to any given system, in this case iOS. And when you jailbreak your iPhone, you gain additional access to parts of the operating system that were previously restricted – so you’re achieving an escalated level of privilege on your device, so privilege escalation. And this is usually achieved by exploiting some kind of design flaw or bug in the operating system. So to sum it up, jailbreaking is a way for users to do a lot more with their iPhone than what was previously possible.

The term “jailbreaking” originated with iOS, which began pretty much as soon as iPhones were released, but it’s been used to describe privilege escalation in other systems as well, like Playstation. Similar tools have been developed for other systems in recent years. For example, “rooting” became a popular process among Android phone and tablet users to escalate privileges on those devices. Thanks to a huge community of hackers, developers, and coders that love to tinker with technology, there’s been a way to jailbreak pretty much every iteration of iOS within a short time of their release.